United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov October 11, 2017 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 7, 2017. This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... September 2, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,410 1,225 34,320 5,693 September 9, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,132 1,223 34,015 5,382 September 16, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,481 1,224 34,157 5,709 Week ending September 23, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,348 1,221 34,122 5,915 September 30, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 26,817 1,223 31,990 5,572 October 7, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,577 1,223 31,921 5,702 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 100 95 111 19 State total ...... 211,672 207,152 207,133 213,715 205,346 207,715 103 United States ...... 221,252 216,479 216,567 222,513 214,589 216,723 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 11, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2017 State September 2, 2017 September 9, 2017 September 16, 2017 Week ending September 23, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,266 1,319 27,633 5,688 22,136 1,279 28,058 5,048 22,651 1,164 27,722 4,563 21,931 1,432 26,773 5,744 September 30, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,598 1,194 27,345 4,492 October 7, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,850 1,314 27,439 4,422 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 87 106 102 19 State total ...... 175,230 174,625 174,836 171,574 168,024 167,420 103 United States ...... 182,474 182,393 182,344 178,917 175,239 174,741 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 11, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 State September 2, 2017 September 9, 2017 Week ending September 16, September 23, 2017 2017 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,410 23,768 4,979 1,225 34,320 7,685 3,016 8,215 17,108 8,300 29,132 21,484 4,978 1,223 34,015 6,921 3,491 8,225 17,413 8,285 29,481 22,519 4,745 1,224 34,157 6,933 3,440 7,309 17,324 7,585 29,348 23,852 4,704 1,221 34,122 7,971 3,500 8,227 18,220 7,398 September 30, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 26,817 23,327 4,676 1,223 31,990 7,484 3,409 8,228 17,082 7,442 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,310 8,013 5,035 5,693 15,276 6,299 12,020 20,433 6,943 4,816 5,382 15,683 6,503 12,225 21,292 7,409 4,671 5,709 14,666 6,528 12,141 22,014 7,583 4,476 5,915 16,204 6,536 12,424 21,727 7,573 4,899 5,572 15,444 6,367 12,086 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,672 103 207,152 103 207,133 104 213,715 103 205,346 103 Other States ....................................... 9,580 9,327 9,434 8,798 9,243 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 221,252 104 216,479 104 216,567 105 222,513 104 214,589 103 October 7, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,577 21,940 4,816 1,223 31,921 7,754 3,651 8,220 16,632 8,191 21,604 7,521 4,826 5,702 14,805 6,401 12,931 207,715 103 9,008 216,723 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 State September 2, 2017 September 9, 2017 Week ending September 16, September 23, 2017 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,266 22,522 3,980 1,319 27,633 6,505 2,252 7,372 15,128 5,572 22,136 22,260 5,251 1,279 28,058 6,116 2,981 6,619 14,802 6,717 22,651 22,635 4,868 1,164 27,722 6,253 3,261 6,180 15,157 6,494 21,931 23,086 6,362 1,432 26,773 6,194 2,657 4,305 14,552 5,941 September 30, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,598 20,111 4,717 1,194 27,345 5,850 3,038 6,032 14,674 6,519 October 7, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,850 19,882 5,375 1,314 27,439 5,411 2,974 5,260 14,784 5,631 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,559 4,347 3,762 5,688 13,186 5,835 10,304 17,313 3,328 3,761 5,048 12,934 5,264 10,758 17,126 3,483 4,013 4,563 13,277 5,635 10,354 16,072 3,611 3,918 5,744 12,496 5,771 10,729 16,555 3,453 3,853 4,492 12,794 5,725 10,074 17,088 4,773 3,499 4,422 12,224 5,160 10,334 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 175,230 102 174,625 102 174,836 102 171,574 103 168,024 102 167,420 103 Other States ....................................... 7,244 7,768 7,508 7,343 7,215 7,321 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 182,474 102 182,393 103 182,344 102 178,917 103 175,239 102 174,741 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 11, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov